diff --git a/Editor/ProjectManager.cpp b/Editor/ProjectManager.cpp
index 197806b44..bbf33342e 100644
--- a/Editor/ProjectManager.cpp
+++ b/Editor/ProjectManager.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ bool ProjectManager::openProject(const HECL::SystemString& path)
     m_vm.m_mainWindow->setTitle(m_proj->getProjectRootPath().getLastComponent());
     m_vm.DismissSplash();
     m_vm.FadeInEditors();
+
+    m_vm.pushRecentProject(m_proj->getProjectRootPath().getAbsolutePath());
+
     return true;
 
 makeDefault:
@@ -164,6 +167,8 @@ bool ProjectManager::saveProject()
     HECL::Rename(oldSpacesPath.getAbsolutePath().c_str(),
                  newSpacesPath.getAbsolutePath().c_str());
 
+    m_vm.pushRecentProject(m_proj->getProjectRootPath().getAbsolutePath());
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp b/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
index 52b6ddd7d..a93c12297 100644
--- a/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
+++ b/Editor/SplashScreen.hpp
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ class SplashScreen : public Specter::ModalWindow
                 std::string m_text;
 
                 const std::string* text() const {return &m_text;}
-                void activated() {m_parent.m_openProjBind.m_deferPath = m_path;}
+                void activated(const boo::SWindowCoord& coord)
+                {
+                    m_parent.m_openProjBind.m_deferPath = m_path;
+                    m_parent.m_openProjBind.m_splash.m_openButt.m_view->closeMenu(coord);
+                }
 
                 OpenRecentMenuItem(OpenRecentMenuRoot& parent, const HECL::SystemString& path)
                 : m_parent(parent), m_path(path)
diff --git a/Editor/ViewManager.cpp b/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
index e3a90daa7..c83fa04f1 100644
--- a/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/Editor/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "SplashScreen.hpp"
 #include "locale/locale.hpp"
 #include "ResourceBrowser.hpp"
+#include <cstdio>
 
 using YAMLNode = Athena::io::YAMLNode;
 
@@ -75,20 +76,76 @@ void ViewManager::DismissSplash()
 
 ViewManager::ViewManager(HECL::Runtime::FileStoreManager& fileMgr, HECL::CVarManager& cvarMgr)
 : m_fileStoreManager(fileMgr), m_cvarManager(cvarMgr), m_projManager(*this),
-  m_fontCache(fileMgr), m_translator(URDE::SystemLocaleOrEnglish())
-{}
+  m_fontCache(fileMgr), m_translator(URDE::SystemLocaleOrEnglish()),
+  m_recentProjectsPath(HECL::SysFormat(_S("%s/recent_projects.txt"), fileMgr.getStoreRoot().c_str())),
+  m_recentFilesPath(HECL::SysFormat(_S("%s/recent_files.txt"), fileMgr.getStoreRoot().c_str()))
+{
+    char path[2048];
+    HECL::Sstat theStat;
+
+    FILE* fp = HECL::Fopen(m_recentProjectsPath.c_str(), _S("r"), HECL::FileLockType::Read);
+    if (fp)
+    {
+        while (fgets(path, 2048, fp))
+        {
+            std::string pathStr(path);
+            pathStr.pop_back();
+            HECL::SystemStringView pathStrView(pathStr);
+            if (!HECL::Stat(pathStrView.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode))
+                m_recentProjects.push_back(pathStrView);
+        }
+        fclose(fp);
+    }
+
+    fp = HECL::Fopen(m_recentFilesPath.c_str(), _S("r"), HECL::FileLockType::Read);
+    if (fp)
+    {
+        while (fgets(path, 2048, fp))
+        {
+            std::string pathStr(path);
+            pathStr.pop_back();
+            HECL::SystemStringView pathStrView(pathStr);
+            if (!HECL::Stat(pathStrView.c_str(), &theStat) && S_ISDIR(theStat.st_mode))
+                m_recentFiles.push_back(pathStrView);
+        }
+        fclose(fp);
+    }
+}
 
 ViewManager::~ViewManager() {}
 
 void ViewManager::pushRecentProject(const HECL::SystemString& path)
 {
+    for (HECL::SystemString& testPath : m_recentProjects)
+    {
+        if (path == testPath)
+            return;
+    }
     m_recentProjects.push_back(path);
+    FILE* fp = HECL::Fopen(m_recentProjectsPath.c_str(), _S("w"), HECL::FileLockType::Write);
+    if (fp)
+    {
+        for (HECL::SystemString& pPath : m_recentProjects)
+            fprintf(fp, "%s\n", HECL::SystemUTF8View(pPath).c_str());
+        fclose(fp);
+    }
 }
 
 void ViewManager::pushRecentFile(const HECL::SystemString& path)
 {
+    for (HECL::SystemString& testPath : m_recentFiles)
+    {
+        if (path == testPath)
+            return;
+    }
     m_recentFiles.push_back(path);
-}
+    FILE* fp = HECL::Fopen(m_recentFilesPath.c_str(), _S("w"), HECL::FileLockType::Write);
+    if (fp)
+    {
+        for (HECL::SystemString& pPath : m_recentFiles)
+            fprintf(fp, "%s\n", HECL::SystemUTF8View(pPath).c_str());
+        fclose(fp);
+    }}
 
 void ViewManager::init(boo::IApplication* app)
 {
diff --git a/Editor/ViewManager.hpp b/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
index 608916719..073820a36 100644
--- a/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
+++ b/Editor/ViewManager.hpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ class ViewManager : public Specter::IViewManager
     std::unique_ptr<RootSpace> m_rootSpace;
     Specter::View* m_rootSpaceView = nullptr;
 
-    std::vector<HECL::SystemString> m_recentProjects = {"Test", "One", "Two", "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j"};
+    HECL::SystemString m_recentProjectsPath;
+    std::vector<HECL::SystemString> m_recentProjects;
+    HECL::SystemString m_recentFilesPath;
     std::vector<HECL::SystemString> m_recentFiles;
 
     bool m_updatePf = false;
diff --git a/hecl b/hecl
index 02236f044..691e6180c 160000
--- a/hecl
+++ b/hecl
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 02236f04488aee598ee268a6aefbdfb9e56bb98c
+Subproject commit 691e6180c4ab6eae12ee236f4d35b8c2ff74a6b2
diff --git a/libSpecter b/libSpecter
index c0cc30bca..a7644ff04 160000
--- a/libSpecter
+++ b/libSpecter
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c0cc30bca09e92b0c8e566016334c162c459f9dc
+Subproject commit a7644ff04e5a21ffbd18721f4f53cc3d6fa531c4